Battle of Kismayo (2009)
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Part of the Somali Civil War and the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |||||||||
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The Battle of Kismayo (2009) erupted on 1 October 2009, after the Islamist alliance occupying Kismayo, Somalia broke down. Sheikh Ahmed "Madobe" and his Raskamboni Brigade forces attempted to expel al-Shabaab from the city, but were overpowered, resulting in an al-Shabaab takeover of Kismayo.[1]
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